Around The Town gathers long list of Sidney visitors
Mrs. George Felsch hosted an informal luncheon in Sidney for Mrs. Ken Woodward who left for Salt Lake City. Numerous relatives and friends visited, including Mr. and Mrs. Mayer, Miss Adams, Richard Battista, and Mrs. Saum. The piece catalogs a wide web of guests, travels, and social calls across several Nebraska and nearby cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Felsch
Ken Woodward
Salt Lake City
Utah
Woodward
Pacific Vegetable Oil Corporation
Wesley Mueller
Robert Wilcox
Douglas Harmon
Keith Robinson
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
John Mason
Burnell Saum
Cincinnati
Ohio
Ranae Adams
Richard Battista
New York City
Anna Adams
Arcadia
Neb
Saum
Mr. Mason
Miss Adams
Mrs. Adams
Mrs. Mason
George Folster
Karen
Verla Richman
Denver
Emil Weyerts
Hinn Curry Wedding Celebrated in Sidney First Methodist
Judy Kay Hinn and Douglas Lee Curry wed at the First Methodist Church in Sidney in a 3 pm ceremony officiated by Rev. John Stayton. The bridal party wore silk crepe gowns, deep pink bouquets, and olive velvet ribbons, with a reception in the church hall and a four-tier cake. The couple planned a Colorado honeymoon, following a July 30 rehearsal dinner at Sidney Country Club hosted by the groom’s parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Kay Hinn
George Hinn
Sidney
Douglas Lee Curry
Warren J. Curry
Holbrook
Nebr
John Stayton
First Methodist Church
William Fankhauser
Ron Peterson
James Thayer
James Curry
Barbara Curry
Lynn Broyhill
Dakota City
Jean Cutright
Janice Cutright
Steve Wake
Seward
Jim Hillegass
Lincoln
Bob Harris
Ted Amesheir
Valentine
Bill Rogers
Scottsbluff
Neb
Jim Zimmerman
James E. Thayer
Beth Edwards
Linda Thayer
Kathy Pudelko
Gordon, Nebr
Colorado
Curry
Sidney Country Club
Mrs Stimka Rites On Wednesday
Funeral services for Agnes Theresa Stimka 81 were held Wednesday at St Patrick Church with Rev Vincent Pelster officiating. Burial followed at Greenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers: Robert Mika Ray Oliverius Harry Oliverius Elmo Wilt Hugh Booth Ken Demers. Surviving include son Edward of Sunol three daughters Elsie Grothe Dorothy Herbert Rose Kilgore two sisters Eva Trienen Sophia Bailey a brother Frank Mike and 12 grandchildren 14 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Theresa Stimka
St. Patrick’s Church
Vincent J. Pelster
Greenwood Cemetery
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Robert Mika
Ray Oliverius
Harry Oliverius
Elmo Wilt
Hugh Booth
Ken Demers
Edward E
Sunol
Elsie Grothe
Sidney
Dorothy Herbert
Rose Kilgore
Fort Collins
Colo
Frank Mike
Lodgepole
Eva Trienen
Laramie
Wye
Sophia Bailey
Kimball Golfer Takes Honors At Sidney Meet
Mrs. Wilma Gilliland of Kimball shot a 42 for medalist honors and an 85 for the championship title at the Sidney Women's Invitational Gold Tourney at Hillside Golf Course. Betty Dowhower of North Platte had 91 for second and Beth Anderson of Kimball 93 for third. Sixty entrants. Awards also given for longest putt, closest to pin, and style show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilma Gilliland
Kimball
Sidney
Hillside Golf Course
Betty Dowhower
North Platte
Beth Anderson
Kimballa
Maurine O’neil
Holyoke
Colo
Charlene Elliott
Alliance
Carl Faddis
Betty Rhodes
Olga Sheldon
Edith McIntosh
Dowhower
LeBaron Goodwin
Elmer Ladine
Greenlee’s
Lee’s Department Store
Baker Tire Service
Town and Country Market
Fix’s Pharmacy
the Bookkeepers
Village Toys
Barker Cleaners
American National Bank
Winter Drug
Sidney Ladies’ Golf Association
Lutheran Women Attend 5th Convention in Fremont
Lutheran Church Women from Nebraska held their fifth convention at Midland Lutheran College August 1 and 2 with over 430 attendees. Missionaries from Japan and Africa outlined global issues while Nebraskan needs were addressed by local speakers. The event featured Swanson, Anderson, and Harder as speakers, elected Mrs. Earl High president, and approved a $55,000 budget for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben T. Swanson
Nebraska Synod
LCA
Florence Anderson
Philadelphia
Lutheran Church Women
Helene Harder
Japan
Earl High
Bertrand
W. V. Setterlund
Omaha
Minnie Asche
Columbus
Melvin Beermann
Dakota City
Arthur Colberg
Richard Anderson
Stromsburg
Darrell Helter
Wayne
Charles Knotek
Holdrege
Edgar C. Decker
Lincoln
Myron Carlson
Leo Click
Chappell
Fred Flohr
Bud Lo
Lueninghoener
Fremont
Lutheran Church
Rites Tuesday For Mrs Crowley
Services were Tuesday morning from St Patrick's Church for Mrs David A Crowley of Sidney who died the previous Saturday at Memorial Hospital Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery Pall bearers were Dr C B Dorwart Matt Janda Nyle Leypoldt Wayne Van Cleave Ted Schaefer and Bert Britton in charge Survivors include her husband David two sons Joseph of Toledo Ohio and James of Cedar Rapids one daughter Mrs Kathleen Seward of Sidney two sisters Mrs C C Browlee of Emmetsburg IA and Regina Bush of Mason City IA two brothers Homer Mueller of Muscatine IA and Joseph Mueller of Minneapolis MN and seven grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
David A. Crowley
Sidney
Memorial Hospital
Greenwood Cemetery
C. B. Dorwart
Matt Janda
Nyle Leypoldt
Wayne van Cleave
Ted Schaefer
Bert Britton
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
David
Joseph
Toledo
Ohio
James
Cedar Rapids
Kathleen Seward
C. C. Browlee
Emmetsburg
Iowa
Regina Bush
Mason City
Homer Mueller
Muscatine
Joseph Mueller
Minneapolis
Minn
Lodgepole Valley Barracks 2448 meets for dinner and plans
The LPV Barracks 2448 and Auxiliary met at the Legion Hall Thursday for a 6:30 dinner and business session with 25 attendees. Guests Mrs. Henry Groshans and Mrs. B. R. Kelso from Kimball joined as district officers. They outlined plans for a Sidney district meeting on August 21 at the Legion Hall with 1 p.m. registration and 2 p.m. start, plus a Colson’s picnic invite for August 7. Next gathering is September 1 at 6:30 p.m. with Sidney hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodgepole Valley Barracks
Legion Hall
Potter
Henry Groshans
District VI
B. R. Kelso
Kimball
C.H. Hutchison
Sidney
Colson’s
Minatare
Frank Longan
St Pat's Alumni Dinner Honors Jubilant Ursuline Jubilee
Members of the St Patrick Alumni Association gathered at the Fort Sidney Motor Hotel for a dinner honoring work on the Ursuline Golden Jubilee and alumni reunion. Attendees included Rev Fr Bernard Nelson and many local families. They later visited St Patrick's High School to view slides from Lawrence Welk's Orchestra summer, then bid farewell to Sister Mary Rosalin with a bouquet and dessert before her assignment in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick Alumni Association
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Ursuline
Ed Hiett
Burgett Peetz
Virgil Knackstedt
Robert Schaaf
St. Patrick’s High School
May Rosalia
Mary Janet
Mary Agnita
Mary Lawrence
Mary Grace
Lute
Lawrence Welk
Mary Rosalin
Sidney
Philadelphia
Service notes on Bruce and ship crew in Vietnam context
Second Lieutenant William C. Bruce Jr., son of Mrs. Mae S. Barr of Columbus Ohio, graduates from the U S Air Force pilot instructor course at Randolph AFB Texas and is assigned to Webb AFB Texas. He earned a 1964 L O T S commission at Lackland AFB and holds a University of Wyoming B S M E degree. The report also notes machinist mates Theodore L. Koehn and James E. Shelley aboard USS Constellation in the South China Sea near Vietnam, supporting U S and Vietnamese forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
William C. Bruce Jr
Mae S. Barr
Columbus
Ohio
U.S. Air Force
Randolph Afb
Bruce
Webb Afb
Air Training Command
Peutenant
Lackland
USS
Constellation
Theodore L. Koehn
USN
Paul A. Koehn
James E. Shelley
Leona Shelley
Sidney
South China Sea
Vietnam
Chuan Kang AB
Formosa
Kennedy
Pacific Air Forces
U.S
Pacific
Far East
Southeast Asia
Spirit Lake High School
Corinne
Harvey S. Vizina
Engagement announced for Margaret Nelson to Robert Pinkerton
The Rev and Mrs Carl L Nelson of Sidney announce the engagement of their daughter Margaret Jean Nelson to Robert Pinkerton of Omaha The couple plan a Hastings College connection with Margaret a 1964 Sidney High School graduate and a Northwestern Bell employee Robert a Hastings College student He is the son of Mr and Mrs William Pinkerton No wedding date set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl L. Nelson
Sidney
Margaret Jean
Robert Pinkerton
Omaha
Miss Nelson
Sidney High School
Hastings College
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Pinkerton
William Pinkerton
Daniel Nelson joins Utah Marine Corps platoon induction
Daniel Dean Nelson of Montezuma Creek, Utah, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl B. Nelson, was among 83 boys inducted into the U S Marine Corps Utah platoon on July 22 in the State Capitol rotunda Salt Lake City. Governor Rampton and Ezra Taft Benson spoke. the unit is Utah’s first Marine Corps platoon since World War II. Nelson, a 1966 Blanding High graduate, will train in San Diego. The Four Leaf Clover Club held an August 1 meeting with 14 members present planning a Fort Sidney Days parade float and future fair activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Dean Nelson
U. S. Marine Corps
Utah
Earl B. Nelson
Montezuma Creek
Art Nelson
Martin Christofferson
Sidney
State Capitol
Salt Lake City
Calvin R. Rampton
Ezra Taft Benson
Council of Twelve Apostles
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Marine Corps
Daniel
Blanding High School
San Diego
Calif
Four Leaf Clover Club
Vicki Atkins
Dixie Lostroh
Fort Sidney
Two Oshkosh Sisters Reunite After 35 Years in Nebraska
Mrs J E Keating of Sidney arranged a gathering for five old school friends who had not met in 35 years. The trio included Mrs Mark Caslin of Baldwin Park California and Mrs Fred Jensen of Waupaca Wisconsin, who were in Nebraska for the reunion. Mrs Vern Reierson of Lewiston Nebraska and Mrs M S Bartholomew of Aurora Colorado joined the event. The visitors plan further visits with Oshkosh friends as Mrs Keating joins them this weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
J. E. Keating
Sidney
Oshkosh
Mark Caslin
Baldwin Park
Calif
Fred Jensen
Waupaca
Wisc
Vern Reierson
Lewiston
Neb
M.S. Bartholomew
Aurora
Colo
Keating
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gerald Mayer
Canoga Park, Calif
Kenneth Mayer
Carl Reed
Emmaus
Glen Reed
Carol Reed
Neal Tank
Victor Nelson
Carl Reeds
Glen Reeds
Bill Waite
Dalton
Roland Waite
Paula Rae
Rollie John
Andrew Nelson
Stanley Nelson
Las Vegas
New
Nelson
Sue Miller
Bill Waites
Hugo Harrison
Marvin Harrison
Elma Hawk
Clarence Roods
Leo Roads
David Brauer
Gurley
Gene Bonesteel
Eileen Bonesteel
Sky
Herlong
Gene
Jim
Jack
Hilbert Borcher
California
Borchers
Viola Hay
Ricky
Florence
Cole
Sidney Sherfey
Linda
Wheatbelt Public
Lebanon
Donald Masur
Mary Frances Parker
Minatare, Neb
Roger Robbins
G. F. Bush
Grand Lake
Jospeh Hajek
Gene M. Lienemann
Steve
Ron
Barry
Lutheran Bible Institute
Lienemann
John Peterson
Madrid
Lyle Halley
Keith Wilson
Deadwood
S. D
Opal Boss
L. Cosier
Vicki
Ned
Walter Happel
Allance
Bud Reinmuth
Frank Frauendorfer
Cecil Hume
Fox Park
Wyo
John Wold
Robert Niemeller
Tammy Jean
Cheyenne
Orville Hume
Cecil
Veterans Hospital
Jim Linnenkamp
Longmont, Colo
Frank Frauendorfers
Gordon Niemellers
Laurence Brachtenbach
Stella Cox
Dudley Stubblefield
Shelton, Neb
Leland Stubblefield
Stubblefields
Cox
Ken Knaub
John, Neiman
Gering
Neiman
R. W. Neiman
Nathan
Debbie
Bellevue
Wash
H. Keith Warner
Dennis
Randy
Harrisburg
Knaubs
Evelyn Bruns
Earl Neel
6Th St
Bruns
Arnold Haach
Frank Boyle
Merle McKay
Jim McKay
Jim Jr
San Francisco
Weeping Water
Mr. McKay
Mrs. Boyle
Oscar Hatcher
Wray
Mrs. Hatcher
Ruth Kennon
Cedardale Rest Home
Florence Berry
Hatchers
Vern Faust
Lanagan, Mo
Gladys M. Bell
Ada Hansen
Virginia Hinn
Nancy Hinn
Shirley Hinn
Rushville, Nebr
Barbara Bitner
Mrs
Douglas L.curry
Uis
Merrie Robinson
Don Robinson
DeMolay
Grand Island
Mrs. Crowley
LPV
St. Pat’s
U. S
Gulf of Tonkin
Ching Chuan Kang AB
Air Force
James D. Kennedy
E. J. Kennedy
Francis Sites
Spirit Lake
Fort Blbs, Tex
Joseph Michael Hajek
Joe Hajek
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